Roxas0702

It’s the year 2073, and everything has changed. New high-tech dominates almost all aspects of life. However, this has a dark side: unethical human experiments.
  17-year-old Akira Cruz, the genius nephew of the president of the Philippines, was in the middle of grieving for his late best friend when he stumbled upon an abandoned orphan boy in the mountains while on a hike with his younger sister. That boy is Hachi Shimizu, a half-zombie, half-vampire who was disposed of by an evil organization known as the Kara Tech, which was notorious for its brutal and unethical experiments.
  Together, the two boys team up with a detective named Toshi Kawasaki, a half-Japanese, half-British who specializes in the supernatural and also considers the murder case of Akira’s best friend open despite the police closing it due to a lack of evidence. The three of them believed that Kara Tech was somehow connected to the disappearances of various children in and around the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. As they go and solve cases, their friendship blossoms, especially when two people,  Riho Yoshihara, Akira's childhood, biracial friend, and Htet Kawa, a half-Japanese, half-Burmese junior detective from Yokohama, come along in their various missions, both involving the supernatural and the overworld. Will they stop the organization from committing more heinous crimes before it’s too late?

Warning: the photo used for the book cover is NOT mine! Credits go to the original owner!!!

My Best Friend is a Hybrid

A minute has passed, and Hachi removed his fangs from Akira's shoulder because he was now satisfied. He then wiped the blood with his arm. Akira then opened his eyes, seeing Hachi's red eyes.

"You're good now?" he asked him.

"Y-Yes," Hachi answered back. "Thanks."

Miki then ran to her older brother. "Big brother! Are you okay?"

Getting up, Akira holds the pain on his shoulder. "Yeah, it hurts a bit."

He then saw blood on his t-shirt, but he was unfazed by it.

The reason why is that he had seen blood before through movies stored in cassette tapes.

Despite being in the future, most of the media are stored in cassette and VHS tapes for storage and archiving only since they last longer than disks.

But it was only for forms of media whose creators had passed away either a long time ago or recently.

After that, Akira looked at Hachi. "So, are you lost?"

"No, I'm homeless," Hachi answered back.

"I see. Where's your parents?"

"I don't have any. They died."

This answer causes the two siblings to feel sorry for him.

"Yeah, they died in a car accident," Hachi explained.

"Okay, so, what are you doing out here?" Akira asked.

"I was thrown out by an evil corporation."

"What?" Akira responded with shock.

He then thought, "Is this for real?"

"I was a failed human experiment," Hachi explained further. "I became a half-vampire, half-zombie hybrid."

Hearing that, Akira figured out the fangs on Hachi's teeth.

So, he responded, "Oh, I saw your fangs. That's why."

"Yes, and I haven't eaten for days," Hachi replied. "Sorry for drinking your blood."

"It's okay, it didn't matter. It's better for me to sacrifice than to do nothing at all."

Later, they all walked back to the village. Along the way, Akira suggested to Hachi to live at his home instead of an orphanage.

"What? Are you sure?" Hachi asked with doubts. "Are your parents okay with that?"

"I'll ask them about that once we get home," Akira assured.

Not long after, they arrived at home.

But, his parents came rushing towards them.

"Akira! Miki! Thank goodness you two are safe."

"Sorry for being a bit late, mom and dad," Miki responded.

"There's someone who has no place to go," Akira added.

"Huh? Really?" their mother, Kae, asked.

She and Ian then looked at Hachi and his looks.

"Are you homeless, my dear?" Kae asked him.

Hachi then nodded. "Yes. I have no parents."

At this point, Akira and Miki's parents are very sympathetic to him and decided not to report him to the police. Not long after, they took him in as a new part of their family literally without signing any adoption papers.

In the living room, Kae gave Hachi some food and a glass of water so he would replenish his energy. Hachi then quickly accepted it because he was desperate. And while Hachi was munching on the rice balls and sushi, Akira and Miki revealed to his parents about Hachi's current state and past. Their parents are very surprised, but quickly accepted it as reality without any hesitation. After that, Kae and Ian looked at Hachi, who had just finished his meal, and said, "Don't worry, we'll protect you no matter what."

"R-Really?" Hachi replied back while looking at them.

Kae then nodded to say yes, willingly to sacrifice her family's dignity and reputation for his sake.

Now seeing that someone is now caring for him, Hachi felt in happy emotion and bowed his head deeply for a few seconds. "Thank you so much."

Akira then responded positively, "Yeah, you're welcome."

"Welcome to our family," Ian added.

At that point, Hachi didn't understand Ian's values on family yet.

And now, he is a part of the Satoshi-Cruz family.

Chapter 3 - A New Home for Hachi